Yucheng () is a county-level city located in the northwest of
Shandong
Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...
province, China. It is administered by the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province of China, province and above a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in China's ...
of
Dezhou
Dezhou () is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the southeast, Liaocheng to the southwest, Binzhou to the northeast, and the province of Hebei ...
.
The population was in 1999.
History
The name of "Yucheng" means "the city of Great Yu", who is believed to be the first king of the Xia dynasty, and an ancient hero specializing in fighting with flood. The county of Yucheng was set up during the Tang dynasty in 692 AD.
Administrative divisions
, this city is divided to 1 subdistrict, 7 towns and 3 townships.
;Subdistricts
*Shizhong Subdistrict ()
;Towns
;Townships
*Litun Township ()
*Shiliwang Township ()
*Juzhen Township ()
Climate
References
External links
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Official homepage
{{County-level divisions of Shandong
Yucheng
Dezhou
Cities in Shandong